* March 15, 2023 * Seller: Doug Keeling * Buyers: Ashland Group, Greenfield CP and Lake Worth Site Development * Sold for $6,500,000 * 40 acres ($162,500/ac), farmland * Land is currently in county but believed to be in the process of annexation * End use unknown, but at $3.73/sf for basically raw (unimproved) land, this […]
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Industrial expected to drive Phoenix-area economic development announcements in 2023
Nice article recapping some of the larger projects announced in 2022 as well as some observations of what’s to come in 2023 and beyond. * Lucid Motor’s plans to build out it’s campus * TSMC * P&G https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2022/12/21/phoenix-arizona-industrial-economic-development.html?ana=emailafriend
NAP LAWRENCE BUYS AGAIN
September 7, 2022 70ac on west edge of Lucid assemblage $2,310,000 or $33,000/ac cash Raw desert land, but adjacent to Lucid
Lucid factory set to expand three-fold following $113.5M county investment
Lucid factory set to expand three-fold following $113.5M county investment
LUCID CLOSES ADDITIONAL ACREAGE
This transaction is shrouded in mystery, because since the buyer was technically a political subdivision of the State of Arizona (Pinal County), the deeds could be recorded with an exemption to reporting the deal particulars on an Affidavit of Property Value. Reference various media reports of the financing vehicle whereby Pinal County floats bonds for […]
THE LUCID LAND TRAIN KEEPS ROLLING …
… and this time Verma’s not involved OMG. May 19, 2022 160ac $14,400,000 or $2.07/sf Seller is Nap Lawrence entity
AND ANOTHER VERMA DOUBLE-ESCROW TO LUCID
Not the first, and certainly not the last time that Lucid is clawing up every acre it can get its hands on around its existing campus May 17, 2022 40ac First sale (Wells to Verma): $6,533,999 or $3.75/sf Second sale (Verma to Lucid): $7,500,000 or $4.30/sf Gross (instantaneous) profit to Verma: $966,001 Lucid continues its site expansion-driven land […]
IT’S CALLED A DOUBLE ESCROW, and DOUG KEELING …
… leaves a cool Million on the table. Doug had it sold to the Verma bunch when Broker Kirk McCarville approached them about selling the parcel to Lucid, which Verma did for a cool, quick mil. May 2, 2022 80ac First sale $8,820,000 or $2.53/sf Second sale (to Lucid) $9,9800,000 or $2.81/sf Watch for more eye-popping wallet-busting […]
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE …
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE … What the nice, shiny article DIDN’T say was that these sharp promoters went to the trouble to add $1,258,652 to the price they paid before selling it to their own investment entity – marking it up to their own investors. Kinda a no-lose situation … So their own investors are now in […]
51ac @ HARD LUCID CORNER (SWC THORNTON & PETERS)
March 31, 2022 51.69ac (County Assessor) $7,181,910 or $139,000/ac or $3.19/sf Buyer VERMA LAND discusses the purchase here (subscription model)